There's nothing better than a playoff rematch in Week 1.

For the Baltimore Ravens, it's a chance to avenge a painful divisional round loss . Lamar Jackson's team bowed in the postseason after a failed 2-point conversion in the closing minutes.

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For the Buffalo Bills, it's an early-season test that could "set the tone" for the season, according to franchise legend Thurman Thomas.

"I think it's a playoff matchup in Week 1 of the regular season," the 1991 NFL MVP said in an interview with NBC while promoting his partnership with Carhartt.

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Thomas, the star running back on the Bills' four straight AFC championship-winning teams in the 1990s, knows a thing or two a

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